For Your Binder
Do Preschool Teachers Value Block Play?
Get a bigger carpet! I'm making a track!!! In this session Lisa gives an overview of her masters thesis! # blocks # play # DAP # theorists # handouts
Sensory-Motor Reading Readiness for School
Dr. Johnson has seen children diagnosed with AD/HD or learning disabilities “miraculously” improve when they are taken out of “academic” kindergartens or given an extra year in a developmental kindergarten that emphasizes movement, play, and the integration of their sensory-motor systems. # DAP # play # teaching # learning # movement # reading # writing
The Importance of Play
A report on the value of children's play and a series of policy recommendations. This report is very UK/EU centric but the data points are still applicable, even some 10 odd years later! # play # DAP # teaching # learning # parenting
Sorry, There’s No Easy Toolkit for Social-Emotional Learning. But It’s Worth the Work
What are we waiting for? Sometimes I think we lost our faith in play. # DAP # learning # teaching
Oh Those Little Ones
If you work with the wee bairns this one is for you! While the theory applies to all ages, if you are needing a few fresh ideas for the little ones, this handout will assist. And while there are activities in the handout, please please please remember it's never ever about the activities; it is about the caring, the connecting, the relationships and attachment! If those ingredients are missing, it doesn't matter how pretty the room is or how much stuff you got! # handouts # care # relationships # DAP # teaching # theorists
Missed the workshop? Want to watch it again? Got a DVD player? Lisa has DVDs of all her workshops! # oldschool
Psychosocial Correlates of Physical Activity in Healthy Children ages 10 - 16
Self efficacy = believing that one can successfully perform a desired task or behavior. Programs for (young) children that encourage movement and exercise might be setting the stage for a more physically active adolescence. # movement # DAP # recess # outside # resilience
Mixed-Age Preschool: Benefits and Challenges
Mixed-age classrooms might also have the benefit of muddying age-based comparisons and competition between children. # mixedages # teaching # learning # parenting # DAP
Facing the Screen Dilemma: Young children, technology and early education
This is a fantastic resource for parents and teachers alike. This must-read includes recommendations about screen based tech in early childhood settings as well as a list of suggested readings. # DAP # play # screens # technology # teaching # learning # parenting
Students Who Lose Recess Are the Ones Who Need It Most
Despite evidence that play and social interactions are crucial to cognitive development, schools continue to take recess away. # recess # teaching # learning # outside # movement # DAP # pushdown
Meet Bruce Perry!
This link will jump you over to the collection of Bruce Perry articles housed on the Child Trauma (CT) site. CT strives to translate emerging findings about the human brain and child development into practical implications for the ways we nurture, protect, enrich, educate and heal children. # DAP # relationships # care # teaching # learning
Nurturing Creativity: Preparing young children for the challenges ahead
Creative thinking is critical for progress and for survival. How is it fostered? # art # creativity # play # teaching # resilience # DAP
